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Similar to humans, elephants also vary what they eat for dinner every night

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A detailed analysis of the dietary habits of elephants showed surprising variation from meal to meal, which could have important ramifications for wildlife protection and conservation strategies.

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Migrant orangutans learn which foods are good to eat by watching the locals

Frontiers

By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer An unflanged migrant orangutan male (on the left side) and an adolescent local orangutan female (on the right side) are peering at each other. Orangutan species: Pongo abelii. Image credit: Caroline Schuppli, SUAQ Project, [link] Researchers analyzed 30 years of observations on a total of 152 male migrant orangutans on Sumatra and Borneo and showed evidence that migrants learn about unfamiliar foods in their new home range by ‘peering’ at experienced

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Self-Care A-Z: “Should” Shonda vs. Self-Care Shonda? Which Are You?

The New Social Worker

A big barrier to self-care success is how much we should on our self-care. Are you more like "Should" Shonda or Self-Care Shonda?

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Can AI Help with Disaster Preparation Technology?

Smart Data Collective

Last year, the World Meteorological Association reported that AI technology is playing an increasingly more important role in disaster management. It is easy to see why this is an important topic of conversation in 2023. Climate change, the pandemic and a number of other factors have caused the number of disasters to increase significantly in recent years.

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Potent greenhouse gas produced by industry could be readily abated with existing technologies

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Researchers have found that one method of reducing greenhouse gas emissions is available, affordable, and capable of being implemented right now. Nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas and ozone-depleting substance, could be readily abated with existing technology applied to industrial sources.

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Going to the beach? Here are some research topics on the world’s oceans

Frontiers

As we seek to escape the heat of summer at the beach, we are highlighting the top Research Topics on the world’s oceans. Join us by reading up on the incredible findings and solutions made by researchers from across the globe. With more than 1.2 million collective views, scientists explored topics and advanced fields, including work towards sustainable oceans – one of the sustainable development goals, strategies for the conservation of marine megafauna , research on how the oceans may provide f

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Fascinating Ways AI Software Drives Electric Car Automation

Smart Data Collective

AI technology has led to some major breakthroughs in our modern lives. One of the biggest changes is that artificial intelligence is leading the trends towards autonomous vehicles. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners that there will be about 3.5 million driverless cars on the road by 2025. As the automotive industry continues to embrace AI technology and makes the shift towards electric mobility, a new wave of machine learning technology is transforming the way we drive.

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Triple combination therapy brings lasting improvement in cystic fibrosis

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The mucus in the airways is not as sticky, inflammation in the lungs significantly reduced: Triple combination therapy can achieve these positive, lasting effects in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). According to new research, this form of medication improves the symptoms of CF in many patients.

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Frontiers ebook releases: July 2023

Frontiers

Download the top ebook releases from this month, including work on smart food for sustainable food systems , insights into computational sociolinguistics , findings on the collapse of avian biodiversity in the Anthropocene , and research on the future of energy efficiency. All ebooks are free to download, share and distribute. Shape the future of your field — and publish your own ebook — by editing a special collection around your research area.

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PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED: Joint North South Public Health Conference: Registration is Open

Institute of Public Health

PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED: Joint North South Public Health Conference: Registration is Open maresa.fagan@p… Fri, 07/07/2023 - 09:32 PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED: Joint North South Public Health Conference: Registration is Open Health Inequalities Public Health 15 Nov, 2023 Downloads Conference Programme Registration is now open for the Joint North South Public Health Conference, which will take place online on Wednesday, 29 November from 10am-4pm.

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AI Facilitates Responsive Web Design Which Can Improve SEO

Smart Data Collective

Artificial intelligence can be very invaluable for businesses in all sectors. An estimated 70% of businesses report spending at least $1 million on AI technology. Companies that rely on having strong online presences depend on AI even more than traditional businesses. Have you ever visited a website on a mobile device, and not only did it take a fair while to load, but once it did everything looked awkward and out of place?

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Global diet study challenges advice to limit high-fat dairy foods

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Unprocessed red meat and whole grains can be included or left out of a healthy diet, according to a study conducted in 80 countries across all inhabited continents. Diets emphasizing fruit, vegetables, dairy (mainly whole-fat), nuts, legumes and fish were linked with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and premature death in all world regions.

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Meet a team of scientists working to prevent interplanetary pollution that could pose a threat to life on Earth and other planets

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By Dr Athena Coustenis (CNRS, Paris University), Mr Niklas Hedman (UN Office for Outer Space Affairs), and Prof Peter Doran (University of Louisiana) As the search for life elsewhere in our solar system intensifies, so does the need to keep space exploration safe and sustainable. Planetary protection is, more than ever, a major responsibility for humankind.

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Toxic Shock Syndrome: More Than a ‘Tampon Disease’

Gideon

Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a rare but fatal condition caused by bacterial infections, which can lead to multiple organ failures if left untreated. TSS is caused by the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus and sometimes Streptococcus pyogenes. While the infection is often associated with tampons, non-menstruating individuals can also get TSS, including pre-menstrual girls, boys, adult males, and post-menopausal females.

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How AI Can Improve Your Annotation Quality?

Smart Data Collective

We have mentioned that advances in Artificial intelligence have significantly changed the quality of images recently. AI has undoubtedly changed the quality of art as new tools like MidJourney become more popular. Of course, the proliferation of AI art has light to some confusion with intellectual property laws , but it has otherwise been a net positive.

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Not eating enough of these six healthy foods is associated with higher cardiovascular disease and deaths globally

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Previous and similar research has focused on Western countries and diets that combined harmful, ultra-processed foods with nutrient-dense foods. This research was global in scope and focused on foods commonly considered to be healthy. Researchers derived a diet score from PHRI's ongoing, large-scale global Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiological (PURE) study, then replicated that in five independent studies to measure health outcomes in different world regions and in people with and without

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Frontiers institutional partnerships update – summer 2023

Frontiers

The latest news on our collaborations with research institutions, libraries, consortia, and funders. Welcome from Thomas Romano, institutional partnerships global sales manager Our dedicated institutional partnerships team at Frontiers has been actively expanding collaborations with partners on a global scale. This year we have welcomed official policy recommendations in both Europe and North America calling for immediate open access to publicly funded research and we have successfully onboarded

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Podcast from Washington: Empowering Resilient Communities

The NACCHO Podcast Series

On this week’s Podcast from Washington, Adriane Casalotti, Chief of Government and Public Affairs and Lauren Mastroberardino, Government Affairs Senior Specialist, provide an update on the appropriations process. Casalotti covers House and Senate topline funding amounts and discusses implications for public health. Mastroberardino discusses the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) reauthorization and provides updates from Congress.

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Can AI Assist with Making Cultural Insights

Smart Data Collective

There are many huge benefits of embracing AI in business. One of the top benefits is that AI can help make great insights on different cultures. AI technology is used to understand cultural patterns and trends. AI tools process data and identify patterns, providing insights into human behavior and cultural trends. In 2021, MIT published a great paper on the benefits of using AI to better understand different cultures.

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Eliminating extra chromosomes in cancer cells prevent tumor growth

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Cancer cells with extra chromosomes depend on those chromosomes for tumor growth, a new study reveals, and eliminating them prevents the cells from forming tumors. The findings, said the researchers, suggest that selectively targeting extra chromosomes may offer a new route for treating cancer.

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Frontiers participates in One Sustainable Health for All Forum 2023 on inclusive and adaptive systems for health 

Frontiers

Open access publisher Frontiers is participating in the One Sustainable Health for All Forum 2023 co-organized by the One Sustainable Health for All Foundation and the French Development Agency (AFD). The event, which takes place 5-7 July 2023 in Lyon, France, focuses on inclusive and adaptive systems for health and is part of the larger goal to contribute to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030.

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Growing bio-inspired polymer brains for artificial neural networks

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A new method for connecting neurons in neuromorphic wetware has been developed. The wetware comprises conductive polymer wires grown in a three-dimensional configuration, done by applying square-wave voltage to electrodes submerged in a precursor solution. The voltage can modify wire conductance, allowing the network to be trained. This fabricated network is able to perform unsupervised Hebbian learning and spike-based learning.

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Creative people enjoy idle time more than others

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For those with creative minds, screen-free downtime can be fruitful and entertaining: Creative people use their idle time by letting one idea lead to another.

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Why there are no kangaroos in Bali (and no tigers in Australia)

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Researchers are using a new model to clarify why millions of years ago more animal species from Asia made the leap to the Australian continent than vice versa. The climate in which the species evolved played an important role.

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Quasar 'clocks' show Universe was five times slower soon after the Big Bang

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Quasars are the supermassive black holes at the centres of early galaxies. Scientists have unlocked their secrets to use them as 'clocks' to measure time near the beginning of the universe.

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Webb locates dust reservoirs in two supernovae

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Researchers have made major strides in confirming the source of dust in early galaxies. Observations of two Type II supernovae, Supernova 2004et (SN 2004et) and Supernova 2017eaw (SN 2017eaw), have revealed large amounts of dust within the ejecta of each of these objects. The mass found by researchers supports the theory that supernovae played a key role in supplying dust to the early universe.

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Giant stone artefacts found on rare Ice Age site in Kent, UK

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Researchers have discovered some of the largest early prehistoric stone tools in Britain.

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Webb Telescope detects most distant active supermassive black hole

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Researchers have discovered the most distant active supermassive black hole to date with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The galaxy, CEERS 1019, existed about 570 million years after the big bang, and its black hole is less massive than any other yet identified in the early universe.

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Discovery of 500-million-year-old fossil reveals astonishing secrets of tunicate origins

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Researchers describe a 500 million-year-old tunicate fossil species. The study suggests that the modern tunicate body plan was already established soon after the Cambrian Explosion.

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Physicists generate the first snapshots of fermion pairs

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Physicists captured the first images that directly show the pairing of fermions. The snapshots of particles pairing up in a cloud of atoms can provide clues to how electrons pair up in a superconducting material.

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Artificial cells demonstrate that 'life finds a way'

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A study using a synthetic 'minimal cell' organism stripped down to the 'bare essentials' for life demonstrates the tenacity of organism's power to evolve and adapt, even in the face of an unnatural genome that would seemingly provide little flexibility.

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Apex predator of the Cambrian likely sought soft over crunchy prey

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Biomechanical studies on the arachnid-like front 'legs' of an extinct apex predator show that the 2-foot (60-centimeter) marine animal Anomalocaris canadensis was likely much weaker than once assumed. One of the largest animals to live during the Cambrian, it was probably agile and fast, darting after soft prey in the open water rather than pursuing hard-shelled creatures on the ocean floor.

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Earth's Inner Core: Earth's solid metal sphere is 'textured'

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Scientists used seismic data discovered Earth's inner core displays a variety of textures that it acquired will it formed from within the fluid outer core. The data set was generated over the past 27 years by a network of seismometers set up to enforce the nuclear test ban treaty.

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Dissolving cardiac device monitors, treats heart disease

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers have developed a soft, flexible, wireless device to monitor and treat heart disease and dysfunction in the days, weeks or months following traumatic heart-related events. And, after the device is no longer needed, it harmlessly dissolves inside the body, bypassing the need for extraction.

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